RC Car Action

LOWERED STATE

- Text by Leigh Guarnieri

Rarely does an RC come ready to run and you don’t want to modify it. In fact, in many cases, you have to modify it. In the case of the Redcat Sixtyfour, I had much heartburn for making any changes to something that just looked so good out of the box. But that lasted about 30 seconds and we knew we had to do something to make ours unique.

Knowing we wouldn’t be touching the performanc­e or functional­ity of the vehicle, I opted to partner up with Clay from Real Sticky and have some fun with the graphics and other small details. Taking the lines from the Jevries graphic panel kit, Clay whipped up a classic paisley pattern that highlights the outside of the body with just enough detail to pop but keep it clean.

On the inside, he chose a white tufted pattern to make the seats, dashboard, hat tray and door panels and while he was in there, he scaled down a center console and some rear 6x9 speakers to give it that old

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